Transcendent – Friday Quote From Agatha Christie
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find – at the age of fifty, say – that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about…It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.
I keep hearing a refrain. The baby boomer population is different. Aging ain’t what it used to be.
Transcendent Aging
At some point in each of our lives, we come face to face with the specter of change. On one hand, joints are a little more achy, we tire a little more easily. I’ve always exercised. Maybe you do, too. You might have noticed, as I have, that healing from a hard workout takes a little longer. Where I used to almost enjoy the residual muscle pain of working out, it feels different now. More painful, less like muscle growing stronger.
On the other hand, there are benefits. It’s easier to appreciate a nice day. Problems don’t look as big and it’s more likely that I’ll consider the problem and still somehow see the big picture. Aging gives us perspective. “This” (whatever this happens to be) is a big problem compared to what.
Our Boomer Generation
The boomer population we were born into has become the aging population of today.
Could it be that we have a chance to reThink what’s important?
Maybe this transition has positive aspects as well as negative. Whether the nest has become empty or come to a point where work isn’t the main focus any longer, it presents an opportunity to look at life anew from the perspective of experienc
So, what do you want? What is next? What do you want to do with the next 25 years?
They can be both daunting and haunting questions. I think it’s worth asking.
Your Turn
How do you see aging? An opportunity? The enemy? Friend and foe? Or just another day in the neigborhood?
Let me know in the comments.
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